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T. A. BUFFER.

Rein-Holder.

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SELF AND JOHN F. DURFELD, OF SAME PLACE.

Letters Patent No. 68,988, dated September- 17, 1867.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONGERNz Be it known that I, TILGHMAN A. HUFFER, of Indianapolis, Marion county, and State. of Indiana, have invented a new and improved Rein-Holder; and I do hereby declare that the following is a l'nll and ex act description thereof, reference being had to the following drawings and letters of description marked thereon,

of which- Figure 1 represents a front view, Figure 2 represents a view i'rom the edge, and Figure 3 represents the manner of applying the same to the dash. I i i The nature of my invention consists in constructing a. device to be attached to the dash or other part of M carriage or other vehicle, for the purpose of holding the driving-reins when notin use. i i

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, I will proceed to describe its construction and operation.

I construct a plate, A, of brass or other proper material, to whichI secure the interlocking springs a a an. I also insert a screw, 6 b, fig. 2, in each end of the plate A. The screws 5 b are provided with washers c 0, fig. 2, or their equivalents. The manner of attaching the same is shown in fig. 3. When the same is to be attached to wood, instead of the screws 6 b I use wood-screws, apertures for which are shown at cl d d, fig. 1. i

To use the above-described device, the reins are placed under the joint e of either spring, and drawn toward the opposite end, thus securely fastening them.

What I claim as my invention, and for which I desire Letters Patent of the United. States, is-

The-combination of the plate A, interlocking springs a a a a, or their equivalents, and the screws b 6,-in

the manner substantially as and for the purposes herein set forth.

' TILGHMAN A. HUFFEB.

Witnesses:

JAMES M. KING, .7110. F. DURFELD. 

